Toilet accessory



G. H. BLANCHARD.

TOILET ACCESSORY. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 219, 192|.

1,431,210. Patented 001;. 1:0, 1922'.v

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j j tetris GEORGE H. BLANCHARD, or NORTHPORT, New- YORK TOILET eoonssonv.

lApplication filed June 29,

To illecito-m t may concern:

, Be Vitglrnown that I# GEORGE I-IQHBLAIQV;V einem), a citizen` of the United States, and a' resident ofNorthport, county of Suffolk,`

and State offNew York, have invented an Improvement in Toilet Accessories, of which the following is aspecification. j

The `present invention relates to an improvement inv toilet accessories, one object being to providea body lrubbing or scrubbing device V,which will eectively; serve Vthe purpose 'among others of a wash" cloth, bath sponge, or bath brush and which, after being used, may be thrown away. To produce an article ofthe character 4relierred toata miniprice, andfso that it Amay .kbeifincludedin the class'of single sei-vice articles, desired,`

a further object, of the invention has been! to utilize a fibrous or compositeimaterial of an inexpensive kind and to'treat it in such a way as to render it resistant to disintegration by water or abrasion at least during a normal single use of the device.

One embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the drawings accompanying the present specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a bottom plan view,

Figure 2, a transverse section, j

Figure 3, a transverse section of a modified form, Y l

Figure 4:, a view illustrating the device approximately as retained by the hand in use, and

Figure 5, a detail view in section and on an enlarged scale.

In producing an article embodying my invention, I preferably utilize a sheet of inex- V pensive'ibrous or composite material such as pulp board approximately one sixteenth of an inch in thickness. Where the board is fiat, I ydeform it to provide abrasive -or scrubbing projections or. protuberances. This is conveniently accomplished by applying moisture and then subjectingthe moistened board to a deforming operation by the V action of suitable dies by which I form the type of projections illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings. It is contemplated that similar results in use may be obtained by employing a suitable'material in which the protruding portions are previously formed, as during manufacture in which case the bres are not. necessarily deformed or stretched. I do not limit myself to any particular shape 1921. lsefii mflisiai.

Asshown in the drawings, a sheet of suit` able material l is provided with projecting portions 2 preferably of a conical shape with slightly rounded ends presentinga relatively small contact or abrasive surface, said portions being produced by the action of the rollsV orv other suitable mechanism used in making i tratedin Figure 3, theprotruding portions 3` are die formed in the sheet jwheninoist, or in any other suitable condition. To' be effective for the contemplateduse, my improved toilet accessory is preferably resistant todisintegration when 'moistenedtor when subj ected to abrasive action in the normal course of use as an abrasive or friction appliance. A certain body conforming exibility is also desirable although the article is preferably relatively rigid when dry so as to present a clean and attractive appearance. I do not wish to limit myself toany particular type of medium or material for rendering the article resistant to disintegration. However, a coating of collodion or of paraffin applied to the surface of the sheet of material will resist the disintegrating action of water and of abrasive contact with the body when in use.

The ingredient, such as collodion, which with the material of the sheet produces a disintegration resisting member when applied to the sheet, is preferably of such consistency as to impregnato a portion of the fibrous o1' composite material adjacent to the surface at 8 as shown in Figure Ll and to form a surface covering andencasing film or coating 9 enclosing the impregnated portion.

The coated or otherwise treated sheet of material will preferably be flexible when moist so as to conform to the body when in use, and yet rigid enough to remain in eX- tended condition. It will also be advantageous to provide means co-operating with the hand of a user for operatively retaining the'device in use; For this purpose, marginal recesses or indentations 4 and 5 are provided, or where both surfaces have prothe sheet. In the modification illus` tuberances, those on one side Will, to a certain extent prevent slippage when the opposite side is being used as contemplated.

lVhere the accessory is to be used as an advertising medium, appropriate advertising data may appear in or on any appropriate ovrtion of the sheet. For example, the de'ormations or protuberances 'may be grouped in such a manner as to form Words, symbols or other indicia; ors suitable indicia may be printed, embossed or otherwise applied upon relatively undeformed end lportions, as 6 and 7.

It is also contemplated that the device herein above described may incorporate or be treated with a scent producing ingredient of any desiredcharacteristic so as to produce and agreeable odor either when dry o'r When moist-cned in the course ot' use, or both.

In Figure 3, I have illustrated a form oi? article in which increments of soap l() or of other cleansing or saponaceous substance are accommodated in the recesses opposite the protuberanc'es. Ot course, material for a similar purpose may be otherwise secured to, embodied in or operatively associated With the article.

I claim as my invention: v

l. A bath accessory comprising a sheet of fibrous material normally absorbent but having means insoluble by Water to retard absorption, said sheet having a scrubbing portion.

2. A bat-h accessory consisting of a flexible sheet ont fibrous material normally absorbent and disintegratable by moisture and having a plurality of protuberances integral therewith, said material being treated With a Waterproofing material to resist sheet disintegrating absorption of Water.

3. A. toilet accessory comprising a sheet of absorbent material normally disintegratable by moisture, said sheet being provided with projecting portions and having a coating insoluble by Water to render said sheet resistant to disintegration by moisture.

4. A bath accessory consisting of a sheet of fibrous material disintegratable'by moisture provided with deformations projecting trom the normally flat surface of the sheet to present an abrasive surface and having a portion adjacent to the surface impregnated With a moisture resisting material to render the sheet resistant to disintegration by moisture.

In testimony whereof, I havesigned my name to this specification this 28th day o June, 1921.

escasa a. BLANCHARD. 

